Changes in soil phosphorus and nitrogen daring slash-and-burn clearing of a dry tropical forest

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 399-405

  Giardina, C P ^a,b   Sanford Jr , R L ^a   Dockersmith I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FOREST; MEXICO; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; SLASH AND BURN; SOIL; TROPICS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SLASH AND BURN; SOIL NUTRIENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 0034024129     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.641399x     Document Type: Article

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